Telematics Auto Insurance Ban in California Would End Under AB311
Telematics auto insurance pricing could finally reach California, where AB311 targets the state's last-in-the-nation ban on usage-based auto rating.
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California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Hits 127% as Premium Growth Slows
California workers' comp premium growth slowed to 3% in Q1 2026, even as WCIRB's accident-year 2025 combined ratio hit a 20-year-high of 127%.
PRA Consults on Friendly Society Merger Rules After £10bn OneFamily Deal
PRA's CP12/26 consultation aims to streamline friendly society merger rules, using the £10bn OneFamily-Scottish Friendly deal as its blueprint.
Japan’s 2026 Governance Code Puts Insurer Cross-Shareholdings to the Test
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Anthony Jones (UK) Limited Agrees to Stop All FCA-Regulated Activity
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Japan’s FSA Surveys 17 Institutions on Storm and Flood Risk Practices
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EIOPA Risk Margin Overhaul Introduces Lambda Factor Before January 2027
EIOPA risk margin lambda factor cuts margins on long-dated liabilities from 30 January 2027, diverging sharply from the UK's blunter approach.
EIOPA Data: EEA Insurers Hold €1.185trn in Private Assets, 11% of Total
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PRA Fines HDI Global SE £4.165m Over Three Years of FSCS Data Errors
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FTC Wins Permanent Injunction Against Health Insurance Telemarketing Scheme
Health insurance telemarketing scheme unravels as a Florida federal court enters permanent injunctions against THO and 11 co-defendants nationwide.